living in: amelie

Hi loves, today is a very special day for us. What, please say you didn’t forget… It’s our one year anniversary of this wonderful, fulfilling, spiritually enriching, soul satisfying (stop me if I get carried away) relationship we have going on here that I like to call living in. On our first date, we talked about this movie, and since then we’ve had a total of 47 spectacular dates. 47 spectacular dates is hard to top. No joke, this has been the most consistently loving and stable relationships thus far in my 26 years. See ex-boyfriends? I’m not a commitment-phobe after all.

I had no idea this was going on here. Happy anniversary! Rewatched Amelie just a couple nights ago and was going to suggest In The Mood For Love — but you’ve done it! And so many of my favorites (Picnic at Hanging Rock too?) Here’s to another year.

I fell in love with Michael Sowa’s works through this movie which is one of my ALL time favorites in every way. I love your write ups and style — happy anniversary! (By the by, I think ‘Cries and Whispers’ or ‘Fanny and Alexander’ or ANY of Ingmar Bergman’s films would be a beautiful addition.)

I love this film too. The whimsical lamp of Amélie, the pig in the bathrobe holding the shade in his hand, I bought years ago as a birthday present. It is available at inkognito.de like the paintings of Michael Sowa as postcards as well.

Amelie is my all time favorite movie! Thanks for the links on the two paintings in her bedroom. Have you watched the director’s cut? Very interesting. It makes you really appreciate the color and all the small detail within the movie.

My ALL TIME FAVORTIE movie ever!! I can watch this movie for eternity! Love the color direction and cinematography mixed with shy romance. LOVE it. I even named my 4 lb (french) poodle Nino Quincompoix. “nino” for short! ha.

Thanks for a wonderful year of “living in”! Love all the production detailing you tracked down for the posts. I requested this last year, and am still hoping you will do a Living In for the wonderful movie “The English Patient”. Between the wartime outfits and all of the accessories and outfits of the desert around the war, it has such beautiful production value I hope you will consider it for the next year.
Congratulations!

i have been waiting for this day. ;) when i think about what i want my life to look like, i think Amélie. you could not have picked a better living-in to celebrate our glorious first year together. vive le france!

Amy, I think you and I were separated at birth, because we have the same taste in movies! Who doesn’t cry when Dominique Bretodeau finds the tin box in the phone booth! Who doesn’t want to ride off on the back of Nino’s motorbike? Who doesn’t want to redecorate their house in shades of red?!

I missed this one over the summer. I have always loved this movie, so glad to see it was featured here. I love the wall paper that was chosen, it looks very vintage Edwardian, perfect for Amelie’s bedroom.

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